KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk High school was on lockdown Friday morning as law enforcement agencies conducted a surprise drug search of the school with police dog K9 units.

“They (RSU 21 officials) called us and asked us to assist,” said Kennebunk Police Lt. Tony Bean Burpee.

Bean Burpee said two K9 units from the Wells Police Department assisted, as did K9 units from Old Orchard Beach, Kittery, Rochester, N.H. and the Carroll County Sheriff's Department.

At 9:43 a.m., KHS Principal Sue Cressey sent an email to parents informing them of the search.

“We are currently in a 'Hold in Place' at Kennebunk High School …We are partnering with the Kennebunk Police Department to employ the K-9 drug search teams for an inspection of our building and parking lots. This exercise is part of our continuing efforts to keep illegal drugs off the KHS campus.

The teams are searching random classrooms. The dogs will not search individuals. Students in the selected rooms are being asked to leave the rooms and stand in the hall for a few minutes while the K-9 team searches the area. If one of the dogs comes up with a 'positive,' then another dog is called from a different part of the building to search the room. If the second dog independently has a positive from the same area without any prompt, school administration will have reasonable suspicion to conduct a search of the area.

As stated above, the dogs will not search individuals. Administrators will search individuals if their vehicles or areas where their book bags are located is designated as a positive find by two independent dogs not directed to that particular area.”

Bean Burpee referred any questions on what was found to John Suttie, assistant principal at KHS.

“Anything that was found was turned into administration,” Bean Burpee said.

Suttie said anything found was being handled at the school level.

He also released the following statement about the search:

“Today Kennebunk High School partnered with local law enforcement agencies to bring K-9 Units on campus to search for illegal drugs. The units arrived at approximately 9:45a.m. and canvassed random classrooms and the parking lot.

Kennebunk High School is committed to having a safe and drug free environment for its students and staff.”

Bean Burpee said no student was charged with a crime as a result of Friday morning's search.